italian album of synth music

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   here's a puzzler someone might be able to help with. A couple of years ago I was in a second-hand record store and the wizened old hippie behind the counter was playing a very cool album (or so it seemed at the time) of synth music (very 70s rippling moogy stuff) but when i asked to buy it the nxious gnome refused to sell it saying he was gonna keep it for himself - git. 
It has nagged me for ages now and some of you prog people might be able to help - the album had an all-white sleeve it was a gatefold and the inside spread was (typically) racks upon racks of drool-inducing vintage synths. I have no idea who the artist was (in Vangelis style it was one performer) but I liked the stuff. 
Any Italian ambient synth experts out there?

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arcer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 01 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1239	Topic: italian album of synth music Posted: November 19 2004 at 17:04
	here's a puzzler someone might be able to help with. A couple of years ago I was in a second-hand record store and the wizened old hippie behind the counter was playing a very cool album (or so it seemed at the time) of synth music (very 70s rippling moogy stuff) but when i asked to buy it the nxious gnome refused to sell it saying he was gonna keep it for himself - git. It has nagged me for ages now and some of you prog people might be able to help - the album had an all-white sleeve it was a gatefold and the inside spread was (typically) racks upon racks of drool-inducing vintage synths. I have no idea who the artist was (in Vangelis style it was one performer) but I liked the stuff. Any Italian ambient synth experts out there?

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Guest Group	Posted: November 19 2004 at 17:55
	hmmm...i have a few suggestions Franco Battiato's Clic is a gatefold sleeve all white but has black criss-cross lines on also...the music is kind of like you desribe...new agey...knd of synth stuff..inside is just a picture of him playing one keyboard though the other band who made music like this is Italian Prog band Sensations Fix - ambient synth & guitar things more in the vein of German musicians of the time like Manuel Gottsching than outright Italian 'orchestral' prog rock though. But I don't know if any of there LP's have an all white cover. Anyway two names to check out at least. dave

dropForge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 24 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 608	Posted: November 19 2004 at 21:25
	If it was 1) Italian, and 2) a (late) '70s album, it has to be Take/Off by Sangiuliano! Definitely Vangelis-like in nature. Three long tracks. You can get the reissue of that CD, anywhere. Try here: http://www.lasercd.com Edited by dropForge

arcer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 01 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1239	Posted: November 21 2004 at 11:51
	thanks people, will have a look for those! See, this forum does have it's uses!